[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 68 (Friday, May 26, 2006)]
[Senate]
[Page S5397]
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   COMMENDING THE KANSAS CITY, KANSAS, COMMUNITY COLLEGE DEBATE TEAM

  Mr. FRIST. I ask unanimous consent the Senate now proceed to 
consideration of S. Res. 496, which was submitted earlier today.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 496) commending the Kansas City, 
     Kansas, Community College Debate Team for their national 
     championship victories.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
resolution.
  Mr. BROWNBACK. Mr. President, I rise today to voice my support for 
the Kansas City Kansas Community College Debate Team. The team, under 
the leadership of Head Coach Darren Elliot, recently won, for a third 
consecutive year, the three national championships in collegiate debate 
among community colleges. I congratulate Coach Elliot, along with each 
assistant coach and team member, on their tremendous success. Their 
dedication to education and intercollegiate debate is truly 
commendable.
  Mr. FRIST. I ask unanimous consent the resolution be agreed to, the 
preamble be agreed to, and the motion to reconsider be laid upon the 
table.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolution (S. Res. 496) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows:

                              S. Res. 496

       Whereas, in 2006, the Kansas City Kansas Community College 
     debate team won, for a third consecutive year, the 3 national 
     championships in collegiate debate among community colleges;
       Whereas the team won a third consecutive national 
     championship at the Phi Rho Pi national tournament for 
     community colleges in 2006;
       Whereas, at the 2006 Phi Rho Pi national tournament for 
     community colleges, the team achieved more debate victories 
     per tournament than any other team in the esteemed history of 
     the tournament;
       Whereas the team won championship awards in the Policy Team 
     Debate, Lincoln-Douglas Debate, and Overall Sweepstakes at 
     the Phi Rho Pi national tournament for community colleges in 
     2006;
       Whereas the team won a third consecutive national 
     championship for community colleges at the Cross Examination 
     Debate Association National Tournament in 2006; and
       Whereas the State of Kansas is privileged to benefit from 
     the dedication to education and intercollegiate debate of 
     Kansas City Kansas Community College team head coach Darren 
     Elliot, assistant coaches Skippy Flynn and Adrian Self, and 
     team members Ashley-Michelle Bruce, Ryan Coyne, Clay 
     Crockett, Peter Lawson, Candace Moore, Amanda Montee, Deandre 
     Tolbert, and Garrett Tuck: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) commends the extraordinary contributions of the Kansas 
     City Kansas Community College debate team to the city of 
     Kansas City, Kansas, and the State of Kansas;
       (2) congratulates the team for their national championship 
     victories; and
       (3) offers its best wishes to the team for future success.

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